Mamadou Sakho has been reunited with Michael Melia, the nine-year-old Liverpool fan who went viral earlier this year when he was filmed receiving the French defender's shirt after the FA Cup victory over Crystal Palace.

Sakho posted on Facebook: "Nice surprise awaited me at the end of the training yesterday," after he was greeted by the youngster at Melwood. The Frenchman signed the shirt he handed the youngster back in February, before posing for pictures.

Michael's mum, Lisa, told the ECHO earlier this year: “He’s delighted. He won’t let me wash it. I asked him if I can put it in the washing machine and he said, “No you can’t wash it because it has mud stains on it!”